Biblical names

Hephzi-bah חפצי בה

Hephzi-bah (חפצי בה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, חפצי (from Hephzi-bah) is found 1,471 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 6 (Deuteronomy 16:20) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,487).

Found in the Torah (חפצי)
1,471
Chance alone
1,487
P (≥ found)
0.66
Shortest skip
6

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for חפצי, and בה has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.

1,471 sequences of חפצי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,487 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which חפצי appears in the Torah is 6 — the first at Deuteronomy 16:20, reading backward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), חפצי is found 16,239 times; chance alone would give about 15,490.

  • Genesis 431
  • Exodus 355
  • Leviticus 171
  • Numbers 337
  • Deuteronomy 177

The shortest skips

  1. Deuteronomy 16:20דברים טז:כskip 6, backward

    צֶדֶק צֶדֶק תִּרְדֹּף לְמַעַן תִּֽחְיֶה וְיָרַשְׁתָּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָֽךְ

    Justice, justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

    חפצי at skip 6, backward from Deuteronomy 16:20עיניחכמיםויסלףדבריצדקםצדקדקתרדלמעןתיהוירשתאתהארץאשריקוקאחףצי
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 277,704Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 26:15במדבר כו:טוskip 11, backward

    בְּנֵי גָד לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִצְפוֹן מִשְׁפַּחַת הַצְּפוֹנִי לְחַגִּי מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽחַגִּי לְשׁוּנִי מִשְׁפַּחַת הַשּׁוּנִֽי

    The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

    חפצי at skip 11, backward from Numbers 26:15וליאלהמשפחתהשמענישניםועשריםאלףומאתיםבנגדלמשפחתםלפוןמשפחתהצונילחגימשפתהחגילשונימשפחתהשונילאזנימשפחתהאזנילערחפצי
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 231,754Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 46:25בראשית מו:כהskip 22, forward

    אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי בִלְהָה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן לָבָן לְרָחֵל בִּתּוֹ וַתֵּלֶד אֶת־אֵלֶּה לְיַעֲקֹב כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ שִׁבְעָֽה

    These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bore unto Jacob; all the souls were seven.

    חפצי at skip 22, forward from Genesis 46:25ליעקבכלנפשארבעהעשרובנדןחשיםובנינפתלייחצאלווניויצרושלםאלהבניבלההשרנתןלבןלרלבתוותלדאתלהליעקבכלנששבעהכלהנפהבאהליעקבמרימהיצאיירומלבדנשיבניעקבכלנפששיםוששובנייוסףאשרילדלומצריםנפששניםכלהנפשלבייעקבהבאהמצרימהשבעיםואחפצי
    skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 71,345Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 26:50במדבר כו:נskip 22, backward

    אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת נַפְתָּלִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם חֲמִשָּׁה וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֽוֹת

    These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.

    חפצי at skip 22, backward from Numbers 26:50שפחתבניאשרלפקדיהםשלשהחמשיםאלףוארבעמאותבנינתלילמשפחתםליחצאלמשפחתיחצאלילגונמשפחתהגונייצרמשפחתהירילשלםמשפחהשלמיאלהמשחתנפתלילמשחתםופקדיהםמשהוארבעיםלףוארבעמאותאלהפקודיבנישראלששמאותאלףואלףשבעאותושלשיםוידבריקוקאלמחפצי
    skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 233,242Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 7:2שמות ז:בskip 28, forward

    אַתָּה תְדַבֵּר אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר אֲצַוֶּךָּ וְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ יְדַבֵּר אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וְשִׁלַּח אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאַרְצֽוֹ

    Thou shalt speak all that I command thee; and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

    חפצי at skip 28, forward from Exodus 7:2פרעהויאמריקוקאלמשהראההיםלפרעהואהרןאחיךיהיההתדבראתכלאשראצוךואהרןראלפרעהושלאתבניישראלניאקשהאתלברעהוהרביתיאתמופתיבארמצריםולאישרעהונתתיאתדיבמצריםוהצבאתיאתעמיבניישראלמארשפטיםגדליםוידעומצריםכקבנטתיאתידיעלמצריםוהוחפץי
    skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 86,433Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, חפצי appears 6,419 times in the whole Tanakh — 6.4% more than the 6,035 chance alone would give; the probability of 6,419 or more by chance alone is 5.2 × 10⁻⁷.

  • Genesis 431
  • Exodus 355
  • Leviticus 171
  • Numbers 337
  • Deuteronomy 192
  • Joshua 176
  • Judges 130
  • Samuel 280
  • Kings 302
  • Isaiah 616
  • Jeremiah 310
  • Ezekiel 449
  • The Twelve 318
  • Psalms 743
  • Proverbs 433
  • Job 449
  • Song of Songs 41
  • Ruth 25
  • Lamentations 37
  • Ecclesiastes 48
  • Esther 19
  • Daniel 71
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 118
  • Chronicles 368

Outside the Torah

  1. Psalms 35:27תהלים לה:כזskip 3, forward

    יָרֹנּוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ חֲפֵצֵי צִדְקִי וְיֹאמְרוּ תָמִיד יִגְדַּל יְהוָה הֶחָפֵץ שְׁלוֹם עַבְדּֽוֹ

    Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that delight in my righteousness; Yea, let them say continually: 'Magnified be the LORD, Who delighteth in the peace of His servant.'

    חפצי at skip 3, forward from Psalms 35:27ליירנווישמוחצידקויאמרותמידחפצי
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 875,506Open in the laboratory →

  2. Proverbs 22:29משלי כב:כטskip 3, backward

    חָזִיתָ אִישׁ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּֽים

    Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

    חפצי at skip 3, backward from Proverbs 22:29כיםיתיצבבלתיבלנישכיםכיתשבלחפצי
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 955,813Open in the laboratory →

  3. Psalms 57:2תהלים נז:בskip 5, forward

    חָנֵּנִי אֱלֹהִים חָנֵּנִי כִּי בְךָ חָסָיָה נַפְשִׁי וּבְצֵֽל־כְּנָפֶיךָ אֶחְסֶה עַד יַעֲבֹר הַוּֽוֹת

    Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me, for in Thee hath my soul taken refuge; yea, in the shadow of Thy wings will I take refuge, until calamities be overpast.

    חפצי at skip 5, forward from Psalms 57:2חנניאלהיםחנניכיבךסיהנשיובלכנפךאחסהעדיעברהוותאקחפצי
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 887,079Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

חפצי בה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חפצי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 188.

As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 5:23. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Hephzi-bah in the Bible code?

1,471 sequences of חפצי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,487 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Hephzi-bah in the Torah?

Skip 6, reading backward from Deuteronomy 16:20 — the shortest of 1,471 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,487.

What is the gematria of Hephzi-bah in Hebrew?

Hephzi-bah is spelled חפצי בה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 188.

How many times is Hephzi-bah found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, חפצי appears 6,419 times in the whole Tanakh — 6.4% more than the 6,035 chance alone would give; the probability of 6,419 or more by chance alone is 5.2 × 10⁻⁷.

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